2018 Monte Carlo Rally
{{Short description|2018 Motorsport Event}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox rally
|name = 2018 Monte Carlo Rally
|native_name = 86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
|round = 1
|season_no = 13
|championship = 2018 World Rally Championship
|previous_round =
|next_round = 2018 Rally Sweden
|country = {{MCO}} / {{FRA}}
|image = Andreas Mikkelsen Monte Carlo 2018 II.jpg
|caption = Hyundai's Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag on the Col de Braus mountain pass.
|start = Casino Square, Monaco
|finish = Casino Square, Monaco
|rallybase = {{flagicon|FRA}} Gap, Hautes-Alpes
|startdate = 25
|enddate = 28 January 2018
|stages = 17
|stagekm = 394.74
|transportkm = 1290.22
|overallkm = 1684.96
|surface = Tarmac and snow
|driver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier
|codriver1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia
|team1 = {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT
|time1 = 4:18:55.5
|driver2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký
|codriver2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Dresler
|team2 = {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport II
|time2 = 4:35:38.5
|driver3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Brazzoli
|codriver3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Beltrame
|team3 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Brazzoli
|time3 = 5:22:03.0
|powerstage_driver = {{flagicon|GBR}} Kris Meeke
|powerstage_codriver = {{flagicon|IRE}} Paul Nagle
|powerstage_team = {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
|crewsreg = 73
|teamsstart = 67
|teamsfinish = 47
}}
The 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the 86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 January 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html|title=Rally Calendar Overview|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229111111/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/calendar/page/671-206-16--.html|url-status=dead}} It marked the eighty-sixth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/09/22/rally-aus-retains-wrc-finale-2018/|title=Rally Aus retains WRC finale in 2018|work=Speedcafe|date=22 September 2017|access-date=23 September 2017}} The event, which was based in the town of Gap in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, was contested over seventeen special stages totalling a competitive distance of {{convert|394.74|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/monte-carlo-2018/page/683--683-682-.html|title=Monte Carlo 2018|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|access-date=22 December 2017}}
Reigning World Drivers' and World Co-Drivers Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the defending rally winners.{{cite news|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2017/01/22/sebastien-ogier-lands-first-victory-new-wrc-era/|title=Sebastien Ogier lands first victory of new WRC era|work=Speedcafe|date=22 January 2017|access-date=27 December 2017}} Their team, M-Sport Ford WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Ogier and Ingrassis successfully defended their title to take their sixth win on the event, becoming the second most-successful crew in the event's history.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/01/29/ogier-wins-rallye-monte-carlo/|title=Ogier wins Rallye Monte-Carlo|work=Speedcafe|date=29 January 2018|access-date=29 January 2018}} The Škoda Motorsport crew of Jan Kopecký and Pavel Dresler won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Italian privateers Enrico Brazzoli and Luca Beltrame won the World Rally Championship-3.{{cite news|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2018/sunday-wrc-2-wrap/page/5176--12-12-.html|title=Sunday in WRC 2: Kopecký Wins in Style|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=28 January 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}
Background
=Entry list=
The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and the French national rally championship as well as privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. The final entry list included twelve crews competing with World Rally Cars, six in the World Rally Championship-2 and four in the World Rally Championship-3.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! No. ! Entrant ! Driver ! Co-Driver ! Car ! Tyre |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Car entries |
| align="center" | 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | {{flagicon|GBR}} Elfyn Evans | {{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Barritt | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bryan Bouffier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Panseri | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 4
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NOR}} Anders Jæger-Synnevaag}} | {{nowrap|Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 5
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Gilsoul | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 6
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos del Barrio}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 7
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 8
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | {{flagicon|EST}} Ott Tänak | {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Järveoja | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 9
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | {{flagicon|FIN}} Esapekka Lappi | {{flagicon|FIN}} Janne Ferm | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 10
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT}} | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kris Meeke | {{flagicon|IRE}} Paul Nagle | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 11
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | {{flagicon|IRE}} Craig Breen | {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 18
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Villa | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Villa | {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Michi | {{nowrap|Ford Fiesta RS WRC}} | align="center"| {{DMACK}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship-2 entries |
| align="center" | 31
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Camilli | {{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Veillas | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 32
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda Motorsport II | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký | {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Dresler | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 33
| {{flagicon|GBR}} M-Sport Ford WRT | {{flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Suninen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 34
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NLD}} Kevin Abbring}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NLD}} Kevin Abbring}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Tsjoen}} | align="center" | {{Pirelli}} |
| align="center" | 35
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} Guillaume de Mevius}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BEL}} Guillaume de Mevius}} | {{flagicon|BEL}} Louis Louka | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 36
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Eddie Sciessere}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Eddie Sciessere}} | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavio Zanella}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | World Rally Championship-3 entries |
| align="center" | 61
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Brazzoli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Brazzoli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Beltrame | align="center" | {{DMACK}} |
| align="center" | 62
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Taisko Lario | {{flagicon|FIN}} Taisko Lario | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} Tatu Hämäläinen}} | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 63
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Franceschi}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Courbon | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 64
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Molle | {{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Molle | {{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Herman | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | Other major entries |
| align="center" | 71
| {{flagicon|NLD}} Wevers Sport{{efn|name=Wevers|Car owned and run by Wevers Sport, entered independently.}} | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Christian Veiby | {{flagicon|NOR}} Stig Rune Skjærmoen | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 73
| {{flagicon|FIN}} TGS Worldwide{{efn|name=TGS|Car owned and run by TGS Worldwide, entered independently.}} | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Rovanperä | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jonne Halttunen | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| align="center" | 76
| {{flagicon|HKG}} KCMG{{efn|name=Sarrazin|Car owned and run by KCMG, entered independently.}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques-Julien Renucci | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="6" | Source:{{cite news|url=http://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/LISTE-ENGAGES-PAR-ORDRE-DE-PRIORITE.pdf|title=Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List|work=acm.mc|publisher=Automobile Club de Monaco|date=12 January 2018|access-date=12 January 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/wrc/neuville-leads-first-shakedown-of-2018_sto6497626/story.shtml|title=WRC: Neuville leads first shakedown of 2018|work=eurosport.com|publisher=Eurosport|date=24 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2018}} |
=Route=
The 2018 rally featured a heavily revised route from the 2017 event, with half the special stages being new additions.{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/calendar/monte-carlo-2018/page/683--683-682-.html|title=Monte Carlo 2018|work=wrc.com|publisher=WRC Promoter GmbH|access-date=22 December 2017}} The 2018 rally included an additional {{convert|12.09|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} of competitive kilometres compared to the route planned in 2017. It featured a mix of new and returning stages in addition to stages that were reconfigured from previous years.{{cite episode|title=Rallye Monte Carlo preview |series=2017 World Rally Championship season|network=WRC Promoter GmbH|date=January 2017}} The service park was based in the town of Gap, which also featured parc fermé facilities. The itinerary also featured a short stage called "Gap" that allowed the teams to conduct a pre-event shakedown before the ceremonial start in Monaco.
==Details==
The first leg of the rally is the longest, with {{convert|213.21|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} in competitive kilometres. The first two stages—including the famous stage between Sisteron and Thoard, which will be run in reverse as Thoard–Sisteron for the first time in the event's history—will be run on the night of 25 January before the crews return to the service park in Gap. The remaining six stages will be held on 26 January on roads to the west of Gap and features two passes over Vitrolles–Oze, which has featured on the route in previous years; and Roussieux–Eygalayes and Vaumeilh–Claret, both of which are new stages.
The second leg is {{convert|117.55|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} long and is primarily made up of stages east of the town. It features two passes over Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps and St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve, both of which are heavily revised from previous years. The second leg concludes with a pass over Bayons–Bréziers, which was previously run on the first night of competition. After completing service in Gap, the cars return to Monaco.
File:ColdeBraus2.jpg mountain pass, which was contested as the rally's Power Stage.]]
The third and final leg is {{convert|63.98|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} long and run on stages in the Alpes-Maritimes department close to the Italian border. The short Lucéram—Col St. Roch stage was replaced by a shortened version of La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava, which features the Col de Turini and was as the Power Stage in 2017. The new La Cabanette–Col de Braus stage, run as SS15 and again as SS17 will take its place as the Power Stage before the cars return to Monaco once more for the ceremonial finish.
==Itinerary==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Date ! {{Tooltip|Time|Time that the first car is due to arrive at the stage.}} ! No. ! Stage name ! Distance |
| rowspan="1" | 24 Jan
| align="center" | 16:00 | align="center" | — | Gap | align="center" | 3.35 km |
|---|
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 1 – 213.21 km |
| rowspan="4" | 25 Jan
| align="center" | 18:00 | align="center" | — | Ceremonial start – Casino Square, Monaco | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 21:40
| align="center" | SS1 | Thoard–Sisteron | align="center" | 36.58 km |
| align="center" | 22:51
| align="center" | SS2 | Bayons–Bréziers 1 | align="center" | 25.49 km |
| align="center" | 23:45
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| rowspan="11" | 26 Jan
| align="center" | 00:45 | align="center" | 15px | Parc fermé – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 08:00
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 08:51
| align="center" | SS3 | Vitrolles–Oze 1 | align="center" | 26.72 km |
| align="center" | 10:04
| align="center" | SS4 | Roussieux–Eygalayes 1 | align="center" | 33.67 km |
| align="center" | 11:37
| align="center" | SS5 | Vaumeilh–Claret 1 | align="center" | 15.18 km |
| align="center" | 12:52
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 13:58
| align="center" | SS6 | Vitrolles–Oze 2 | align="center" | 26.72 km |
| align="center" | 15:11
| align="center" | SS7 | Roussieux–Eygalayes 2 | align="center" | 33.67 km |
| align="center" | 16:44
| align="center" | SS8 | Vaumeilh–Claret 2 | align="center" | 15.18 km |
| align="center" | 17:49
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 18:37
| align="center" | 15px | Parc fermé – Gap | align="center" | — |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 2 – 117.55 km |
| rowspan="10" | 27 Jan
| align="center" | 06:57 | align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 08:08
| align="center" | SS9 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 1 | align="center" | 29.16 km |
| align="center" | 09:16
| align="center" | SS10 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 1 | align="center" | 16.87 km |
| align="center" | 10:31
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 11:57
| align="center" | SS11 | Agnières-en-Dévoluy–Corps 2 | align="center" | 29.16 km |
| align="center" | 13:08
| align="center" | SS12 | St.-Leger-les-Mélèzes–La-Bâtie-Neuve 2 | align="center" | 16.87 km |
| align="center" | 14:23
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 16:09
| align="center" | SS13 | Bayons–Bréziers 2 | align="center" | 25.49 km |
| align="center" | 17:29
| align="center" | 15px | Service Park – Gap | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | 22:17
| align="center" | 15px | Parc fermé – Monaco | align="center" | — |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Leg 3 – 63.98 km |
| rowspan="6" | {{nowrap|28 Jan.}}
| align="center" | 09:02 | align="center" | SS14 | La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 1 | align="center" | 18.41 km |
| align="center" | 09:38
| align="center" | SS15 | La Cabanette–Col de Braus 1 | align="center" | 13.58 km |
| align="center" | 11:15
| align="center" | SS16 | La Bollène-Vésubie–Peïra Cava 2 | align="center" | 18.41 km |
| align="center" | 12:18
| align="center" | SS17 | {{nowrap|La Cabanette–Col de Braus 2 | align="center" | 13.58 km |
| align="center" | 13:58
| align="center" | 15px | Parc fermé – Monaco | align="center" | — |
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | 15px | Ceremonial finish – Casino Square, Monaco | align="center" | — |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="5" | Source:{{cite web|title=86e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2018|url=https://acm.mc/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RAMC-2018-ITINERAIREF-VERSION-2.pdf|language=fr|access-date=29 December 2017|work=acm.mc|publisher=Automobile Club de Monaco}} |
Report
=Pre-event=
Jêromé Degout, who was due to compete as Bryan Bouffier's co-driver, was injured during shakedown. He was replaced by Xavier Panseri for the rally.{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/monte-carlo-wrc-neuville-tops-first-shakedown-of-2018-998806/|title=Monte Carlo WRC: Neuville tops first shakedown of 2018|date=18 February 2018|access-date=19 February 2018}}
=Thursday=
The opening leg of the rally started on the evening of 25 January and featured two stages: Thoard–Sisteron and the first pass over Bayons–Bréziers. Conditions proved to be difficult as the forecasted rain and snow did not materialise; however, there were icy conditions on the roads in the first few kilometres of Thoard–Sisteron. Several crews struggled, with Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul losing four minutes after sliding into a ditch. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja also spun, as did Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia; however, unlike Neuville and Gilsoul, both crews were able to recover quickly. Ogier and Ingrassia went on to win both stages to take the overnight lead ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger in second and Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio in third.
=Friday=
Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier led the rally despite he had a spun today and lost about 40 seconds. Ott Tänak, who was first represent for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in 2018 World Rally Championship, was second, 14.9 seconds off the pace. Andreas Mikkelsen, second overnight, conceded the position after overshooting a junction in the opening stage before retiring on the following liaison section with a broken alternator in his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC. Team-mate Dani Sordo fell back to third and ended 59.7 seconds behind Tänak. Esapekka Lappi and Jari-Matti Latvala were fourth and fifth respectively to complete an impressive showing by the Japanese manufacturer. Thierry Neuville, who dropped over four minutes yesterday after sliding into a snow bank, moved up to ninth and set himself the target of a top-six finish.
=Saturday=
File:Andreas Mikkelsen Monte Carlo 2018.jpg and Anders Jæger-Synnevaag in a hairpin bend.]]
The Frenchman Sébastien Ogier had more than doubled that advantage to Ott Tänak come day's end, the figures do not paint the full picture of a see-saw scrap that at one point saw him more than a minute clear. Jari-Matti Latvala's cause was aided when his rival Dani Sordo crashed out of a podium position on Saturday's first stage. Esapekka Lappi in another Yaris as he moved up the order, with the younger Finn falling behind Britain's Kris Meeke when a mistake precipitated a puncture on SS11. Elfyn Evans sits sixth overnight in his Ford Fiesta, with Hyundai's similarly delayed Thierry Neuville recovering to seventh courtesy of a brace of stage wins on SS12 and SS13. Bryan Bouffier has slipped to eighth in the classification ahead of Citroën's Craig Breen, who suffered for being the "road-sweeper" through the snow of SS9. WRC 2 pace-setter Jan Kopecky completes the overall top ten.
=Sunday=
Five-time world champion Sébastien Ogier took the rally victory, recording their fifth win in the event. Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja finished second, with teammate Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila running out of the podium. The Power Stage this time was dominated by Kris Meeke, who salvaged some consolation for Citroën at the end of a troubled weekend with fourth overall – nearly three minutes behind Latvala – and five additional points. Hyundai star Thierry Neuville finished fifth and took four points from the power stage. Elfyn Evans and Esapekka Lappi were sixth and seventh overall, 1.0 second and 3.7 seconds behind the Belgian respectively. Bryan Bouffier came home eighth – the Frenchman losing time in a snow bank on SS16 – with Craig Breen ninth in the second Citroën C3, the Irishman never recovering from a significant time loss as the "snow plow" on Saturday morning. WRC 2 winner Jan Kopecky completed the final top ten.
Results
=World Rally Cars=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Stage |
| 1
! 1 | align="center" | 1 | 4:18:55.5 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 1 |
| 2
! 2 | align="center" | 8 | nowrap | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 4:19:53.8 | +58.3 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 3
! 3 | align="center" | 7 | 4:20:47.5 | +1:52.0 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 2 |
| 4
! 4 | align="center" | 10 | nowrap | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | 4:23:38.6 | +4:43.1 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 5 |
| 5
! 5 | align="center" | 5 | nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 4:23:49.3 | +4:53.8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 4 |
| 6
! 6 | align="center" | 2 | 4:23:50.3 | +4:54.8 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 0 |
| 7
! 7 | align="center" | 9 | 4:23:53.0 | +4:57.5 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 0 |
| 8
! 8 | align="center" | 3 | 4:26:35.0 | +7:39.5 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 0 |
| 9
! 9 | align="center" | 11 | 4:28:02.2 | +9:06.7 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 0 |
| 13
! 10 | align="center" | 4 | nowrap | Andreas Mikkelsen | nowrap | Anders Jæger-Synnevaag | 4:55:47.8 | +36:52.3 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 3 |
| colspan="2" nowrap | Retired SS9
| align="center" | 6 | align="center" colspan="2" | Off-road | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="11" | Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/championship-standings/page/4176----.html|title=Monte Carlo Rally Results|work=wrc.com|publisher=World Rally Championship|date=20 January 2018|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053835/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/results/championship-standings/page/4176----.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/42870-rallye-automobile-de-monte-carlo-2018/|title=86. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2018|work=ewrc-results.com|date=20 January 2018|access-date=20 January 2018}} |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| Date
! No. ! Stage Name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! {{nowrap|Class leaders}} |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 25 January
| align="center" | — | Gap | align="center" | 3.35 km | nowrap | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | align="center" | 2:00.2 | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS1
| Thoard – Sisteron | align="center" | 36.58 km | align="center" | 23:16.6 |
| align="center" | SS2
| Bayons – Bréziers 1 | align="center" | 25.49 km | align="center" | 14:53.2 |
| rowspan="6" nowrap | 26 January
| align="center" | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | align="center" | 26.72 km | align="center" | 16:32.3 |
| align="center" | SS4
| Roussieux–Eygalayes 1 | align="center" | 33.67 km | align="center" | 18:25.3 |
| align="center" | SS5
| Vaumeilh – Claret 1 | align="center" | 15.18 km | align="center" | 8:42.6 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Vitrolles – Oze 2 | align="center" | 26.72 km | align="center" | 16:45.5 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | align="center" | 33.67 km | align="center" | 19:03.5 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | align="center" | 15.18 km | align="center" | 8:36.2 |
| rowspan="5" | 27 January
| align="center" | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | align="center" | 29.16 km | nowrap | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Synnevaag | align="center" | 25:11.8 |
| align="center" | SS10
| St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 1 | align="center" | 16.87 km | align="center" | 12:16.8 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | align="center" | 29.16 km | align="center" | 19:06.4 |
| align="center" | SS12
| {{nowrap|St. Leger les Mélèzes – La-Bâtie Neuve 2}} | align="center" | 16.87 km | align="center" | 10:48.6 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Bayons – Bréziers 2 | align="center" | 25.49 km | align="center" | 14:32.8 |
| rowspan="4" | 28 January
| align="center" | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | align="center" | 18.41 km | align="center" | 13:51.4 |
| align="center" | SS15
| La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 10:34.1 |
| align="center" | SS16
| La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | align="center" | 18.41 km | align="center" | 13:07.8 |
| align="center" | SS17
| {{nowrap|La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2 | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 10:06.7 |
==Championship Standings==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="7" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Manufacturers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move
! Driver ! Points ! Move ! Co-driver ! Points ! Move ! Manufacturer ! Points | ||
| align="center" | 1
| | align="center" | 26 | | nowrap | Julien Ingrassia | align="center" | 26 | | align="center" | 33 | ||
| align="center" | 2
| | align="center" | 18 | | align="center" | 18 | | align="center" | 33 | ||
| align="center" | 3
| | nowrap | Jari-Matti Latvala | align="center" | 17 | | align="center" | 17 | | nowrap | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT | align="center" | 18 | ||
| align="center" | 4
| | align="center" | 17 | | align="center" | 17 | | align="center" | 14 | ||
| align="center" | 5
| | align="center" | 14 | | align="center" | 14 | |
=World Rally Championship-2=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Event |
| 10
! 1 | align="center" | 32 | 4:35:38.5 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 1 |
| 14
! 2 | align="center" | 36 | 4:58:26.2 | +22:47.7 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 18
! 3 | align="center" | 33 | 5:09:09.6 | +33:31.1 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 0 |
| 19
! 4 | align="center" | 35 | nowrap | Guillaume de Mevius | nowrap | Guillaume de Mevius | nowrap | Peugeot 208 T16 | 5:09:24.6 | +33:46.1 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Retired SS11
| align="center" | 31 | nowrap | Benjamin Veillas | align="center" colspan="2" | Mechanical | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" nowrap | Retired SS10
| align="center" | 34 | align="center" colspan="2" | Radiator | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="11" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/42870-rallye-automobile-de-monte-carlo-2018/|title=86. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2018|work=ewrc-results.com|date=20 January 2018|access-date=20 January 2018}} |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| Date
! No. ! Stage name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! {{nowrap|Class leaders}} |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 25 January
| align="center" | — | Gap | align="center" | 3.35 km | nowrap | Ford Fiesta R5 | align="center" | 2:13.9 | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS1
| Thoard – Sisteron | align="center" | 36.58 km | align="center" | 24:59.9 |
| align="center" | SS2
| Bayons – Bréziers 1 | align="center" | 25.49 km | nowrap | Škoda Fabia R5 | align="center" | 15:49.3 |
| rowspan="6" nowrap | 26 January
| align="center" | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | align="center" | 26.72 km | align="center" | 17:22.1 |
| align="center" | SS4
| Roussieux – Eygalayes 1 | align="center" | 33.67 km | align="center" | 19:34.5 |
| align="center" | SS5
| Vaumeilh – Claret 1 | align="center" | 15.18 km | align="center" | 9:08.6 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Vitrolles – Oze 2 | align="center" | 26.72 km | align="center" | 17:42.4 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | align="center" | 33.67 km | align="center" | 20:57.7 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | align="center" | 15.18 km | align="center" | 9:28.5 |
| rowspan="5"| 27 January
| align="center" | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | align="center" | 29.16 km | align="center" | 27:04.7 |
| align="center" | SS10
| St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1 | align="center" | 16.87 km | align="center" | 12:57.5 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | align="center" | 29.16 km | align="center" | 19:55.9 |
| align="center" | SS12
| {{nowrap|St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2}} | align="center" | 16.87 km | align="center" | 11:37.2 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Bayons – Bréziers 2 | align="center" | 25.49 km | align="center" | 15:47.2 |
| rowspan="4"| 28 January
| align="center" | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | align="center" | 18.41 km | align="center" | 14:42.1 |
| align="center" | SS15
| La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 11:07.6 |
| align="center" | SS16
| La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | align="center" | 18.41 km | align="center" | 14:00.4 |
| align="center" | SS17
| {{nowrap|La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2}} | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 10:40.8 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" | ||
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="6" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="6" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships ! rowspan="6" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Teams' championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Move
! Driver ! Points ! Move ! Co-driver ! Points ! Move ! Team ! Points | ||
| align="center" | 1
| | align="center" | 25 | | align="center" | 25 | | nowrap | Škoda Motorsport II | align="center" | 25 | ||
| align="center" | 2
| | align="center" | 18 | | align="center" | 18 | | align="center" | 18 | ||
| align="center" | 3
| | align="center" | 15 | | nowrap | Mikko Markkula | align="center" | 15 | | ||
| align="center" | 4
| | nowrap | Guillaume de Meuvius | align="center" | 12 | | align="center" | 12 | |
=World Rally Championship-3=
==Classification==
| class="wikitable" width=85% style="font-size: 85%;" |
| colspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|Co-driver}} ! rowspan="2" | Entrant ! rowspan="2" | Car ! rowspan="2" | Time ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Difference|Time difference to class winner}} ! colspan="2" | Points |
|---|
| Event
! Class ! Class ! Event |
| 20
! 1 | align="center" | 61 | nowrap | Peugeot 208 R2 | 5:22:03.0 | 0.0 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 0 |
| 31
! 2 | align="center" | 64 | 5:44:27.9 | +22:44.9 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 0 |
| 35
! 3 | align="center" | 62 | 5:55:00.2 | +32:57.2 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 0 |
| colspan="2" nowrap | Retired SS11
| align="center" | 63 | nowrap | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | nowrap | Romain Courbon | nowrap | Jean-Baptiste Franceschi | align="center" colspan="2" | Off-road | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 0 |
| style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" colspan="11" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/42870-rallye-automobile-de-monte-carlo-2018/|title=86. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2018|work=ewrc-results.com|date=20 January 2018|access-date=20 January 2018}} |
==Special stages==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| Date
! No. ! Stage name ! Distance ! Winners ! Car ! Time ! {{nowrap|Class leaders}} |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 25 January
| align="center" | — | Gap | align="center" | 3.35 km | nowrap | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 2:31.9 | {{n/a}} |
| align="center" | SS1
| Thoard – Sisteron | align="center" | 36.58 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 28:07.4 | rowspan="10" nowrap | Franceschi / Courbon |
| align="center" | SS2
| Bayons – Bréziers 1 | align="center" | 25.49 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 18:29.0 |
| rowspan="6" nowrap | 26 January
| align="center" | SS3 | Vitrolles – Oze 1 | align="center" | 26.72 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 18:57.8 |
| align="center" | SS4
| Roussieux – Eygalayes 1 | align="center" | 33.67 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 21:51.0 |
| align="center" | SS5
| Vaumeilh–Claret 1 | align="center" | 15.18 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 10:11.1 |
| align="center" | SS6
| Vitrolles – Oze 2 | align="center" | 26.72 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 19:27.5 |
| align="center" | SS7
| Roussieux – Eygalayes 2 | align="center" | 33.67 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 23:05.8 |
| align="center" | SS8
| Vaumeilh – Claret 2 | align="center" | 15.18 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 10:11.2 |
| rowspan="5"| 27 January
| align="center" | SS9 | Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 1 | align="center" | 29.16 km | Franceschi / Courbon | align="center" | 29:32.1 |
| align="center" | SS10
| St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 1 | align="center" | 16.87 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | nowrap | Peugeot 208 R2 | align="center" | 13:42.1 |
| align="center" | SS11
| Agnières en Dévoluy – Corps 2 | align="center" | 29.16 km | align="center" | 23:46.9 |
| align="center" | SS12
| {{nowrap|St. Leger les Mélèzes – La Bâtie Neuve 2}} | align="center" | 16.87 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | align="center" | 13:16.5 |
| align="center" | SS13
| Bayons – Bréziers 2 | align="center" | 25.49 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | align="center" | 18:44.5 |
| rowspan="4"| 28 January
| align="center" | SS14 | La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 1 | align="center" | 18.41 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | align="center" | 16:32.6 |
| align="center" | SS15
| La Cabarette – Col de Braus 1 | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 12:55.4 |
| align="center" | SS16
| La Bollène Vésubie – Peïra Cava 2 | align="center" | 18.41 km | Lario / Hämäläinen | align="center" | 15:57.0 |
| align="center" | SS17
| {{nowrap|La Cabarette – Col de Braus 2}} | align="center" | 13.58 km | align="center" | 12:35.7 |
==Championship standings==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! rowspan="5" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Drivers' championships ! rowspan="5" style="width:5px;"| ! colspan="3" | Co-drivers' championships |
|---|
| Move
! Driver ! Points ! Move ! Co-driver ! Points |
| align="center" | 1
| | nowrap | Enrico Brazzoli | align="center" | 25 | | align="center" | 25 |
| align="center" | 2
| | align="center" | 18 | | align="center" | 18 |
| align="center" | 3
| | align="center" | 15 | | nowrap | Tatu Hämäläinen | align="center" | 15 |
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|2018 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo}}
- {{official website|http://acm.mc/en/rallye-monte-carlo/}} {{in lang|fr}}
- 2018 Monte Carlo Rally in [https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/42870-rallye-automobile-de-monte-carlo-2018/ e-wrc website]
- The [http://www.wrc.com official website] of the World Rally Championship
{{Rally succession box
| Year_of_rally = 2018 | Name_of_rally = {{nowrap|2018 Monte Carlo Rally}}
| Previous_rally_in_season = 2017 Rally Australia (2017)
| Next_rally_in_season = 2018 Rally Sweden
| Previous_year's_rally = {{nowrap|2017 Monte Carlo Rally}}
| Next_year's_rally = {{nowrap|2019 Monte Carlo Rally}}
}}
{{2018 World Rally Championship season}}
{{Monte Carlo Rally}}
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